ငယ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋɛ̀/

Romanization: MLCTS: ngai • ALA-LC: ṅayʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngè • Okell: nge

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese ငဲ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ŋa-j (“small; inferior; offspring”). Compare Chinese 兒 (OC *ŋeː, *ŋje).

Adjective

ငယ် • (ngai)

small; little.
young.

Noun

ငယ်

ငယ် • (ngai)

chevrotain

References

“ငယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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